19-4 Calibration
Recommended calibration equipment
Table 19-1 lists the recommended equipment for the calibration procedures. You can use
alternate equipment as long that equipment has specifications at least as good as those listed in
the table.
NOTE For optimum calibration accuracy, test equipment specifications should be at least
four times better than corresponding Model 6430 specifications. The Model 5156
Electrometer Calibration Standard, however, does not meet these requirements. As a
result, Model 6430 1pA-100nA and 2GΩ-200GΩ range accuracy specifications will
be relative to Model 5156 characterization accuracy.
Table 19-1
Recommended calibration equipment
Description Manufacturer/Model Specifications
Digital Multimeter
1
Hewlett Packard
HP3458A
DC Voltage
DC Current
1V:
10V:
100V:
1000V:
1µA:
10µA:
100µA:
1mA:
10mA:
100mA:
5.6ppm
4.3ppm
6.3ppm
6.1ppm
55ppm
25ppm
23ppm
20ppm
20ppm
35ppm
Electrometer
Calibration Standard
2
Keithley 5156 Resistance 100MΩ
1GΩ
10GΩ
100GΩ
200ppm
300ppm
400ppm
500ppm
Coax Cable
Shielded Cable
Triax-BNC Adapter
Triax-triax Adapter
BNC-banana Adapter
Triax Shield Cap
Keithley 4801
Keithley CA-18-1
Keithley 7078-TRX-GND
Pomona 1269
Keithley CAP-31
Low-noise
Dual banana
Male/female
Male/male
1
90-day, full-scale DMM accuracy specifications of ranges required for various measurement points.
2
Characterization accuracy specifications shown for Model 5156.